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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2002
Steve S. Wu, Everett, WA (US);
Martin L. Dickrell, Seattle, WA (US);
George F. Nicholas, Everett, WA (US);
Timothy A. Christensen, Camano Island, WA (US);
Steve S. Wu, Everett, WA (US);
Martin L. Dickrell, Seattle, WA (US);
George F. Nicholas, Everett, WA (US);
Timothy A. Christensen, Camano Island, WA (US);
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
A sensor assembly includes a housing and a plurality of lenses. The lenses are connected with a lens carrier by a plurality of releasable connector elements. A circuit board is disposed on the lens carrier. The circuit board has a black coating. A connector assembly connects the circuit board with an electrical conductor. The connector assembly includes a body portion and a flange portion. The flange portion engages a recess in the sensor housing to hold the body portion of the connector assembly against axial movement relative to the sensor housing. A retainer extends from a cover portion of the sensor housing into engagement with the flange portion of a connector assembly to hold the flange portion against rotation to thereby block unauthorized access to the interior of the sensor housing. A light detector is movable relative to a light source to enable the distance from the light source to a location from which reflected light is received by the detector to be adjusted.